Austin’s Centennial Year Marker for Founder’s Grave Proposed
The Austin Daily Herald moves to mark Austin founder Chauncey Leverich’s unmarked grave in Oakwood Cemetery with a granite slab and bronze tablet as part of a broader centennial effort. The writer urges identifying historic sites, preserving Armstrong’s 1866 county history, and engaging civic groups to fund the project.
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Austin
Mower County
Water Street
James Anderson
Nichols
Austin Nichols
South River Street
the Cedar
East Allegheney
Cedar River
O. P. (Hunter) Clark
Oakwood Cemetery
Armstrong
Mower County Register
Chauncey Leverich
Oakwood
Leverich
German Musician and Family Seek New Life in Fairmont
Neu mann Friedrich Neumann a German musician once labeled politically untrustworthy faced a death sentence in 1944 later commuted to five years hard labor arrives in Fairmont Minnesota with his wife Hildegard and two children Claus and Michael. A 16 piece band he formed in Germany drew comparisons to Glenn Miller to American GIs. Emil E Koenig assures them a home and job as they begin anew in Fairmont.
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Fairmont
Germany
Minn
Friedrich Neumann
Glenn Miller
Hildegard
Claus
Michael
Neumann
Youths Try Robbery At Eide’s Grocery With Hammer
Two youths about 17 or 18 attempted to rob Eide’s Grocery at 95 N First. One flashed a small gun while the other urged opening the cash register. they fled when owner William Eide grabbed a hammer. Police scanned suspects and a car theft attempt nearby deterred.
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William Eide
Eide
Robert Nelson
LeRoy Cook
W. Bridge
Nelson
Eide’s Grocery
Eisenhower urges overhaul of immigration laws to admit 220000 yearly
President Eisenhower called on Congress to revise the 1952 act to remove inequities and increase permanent residents by about 65 000 a year citing growth and current conditions. He urged speeding deportations of criminal aliens and said Atty Gen Brownell would propose changes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Truman
United States
IBM Plans Eight Million Factory at Rochester
IBM announces an eight million dollar manufacturing and engineering plant to be built one mile north of Rochester on Highway 52. The facility will employ about 1,500 workers by 1958 and up to 4,000 to 5,000 later, relocating Standard punched card and new IBM products. Construction begins this fall with completion by late 1957 and includes classroom facilities for employee training and customer instruction.
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Rochester, Minn
International Business Machines Corp
IBM
Thomas J. Watson Jr
Rochester
Here
Highway 52
Endicott
Poughkeepsie
Kingston
Owego
New York
San Jose
Calif
Watson
Industrial Opportunities, Inc
Remembering the 1936 Blizzard and its lasting impact
A balmy 36 today recalls the Feb 8 1936 midwest blizzard that halted rail and highway traffic with 14 foot drifts. Residents kept water running to prevent freezing as coal rationing and isolated towns disrupted schooling and Hormel production.
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Midwest
Hormel’s
North Central Airlines Carried 37173 in January
President H. N. Carr announced North Central Airlines carried 37 173 passengers in January, up 62 percent from the prior year and 3 000 more than December 1 traffic, signaling strong early winter demand.
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Minneapolis
North Central Airlines
H. N. Carr
Louisville auction offers skeletons and 100000 pounds lead
A Louisville medical depot auctions surplus hospital supplies including a large lead stock used as weights for patients under limb tension. The sale lists a range from bones to heavy metal, highlighting the unusual mix of medical equipment available.
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Louisville
Louisville Medical Depot
Hoyer Urges Ike to Veto Gas Bill
Minneapolis mayor Eric Hoyer telegrammed President Eisenhower urging a veto of the Fulbright Harris bill that exempts natural gas producers from federal control. He noted Truman vetoed a similar measure during his term.
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Minneapolis
Eric Hoyer
Eisenhower
Truman
Stork Lands at Minneapolis Filling Station
Linda Dale Kahout six and a half pounds arrived in the front seat of her father’s car at Bud and Chet’s filling station in southeast Minneapolis. Police, an ambulance crew, and hospital staff assisted, delivering mother and baby to Asbury Hospital after the early morning birth.
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Stork ‘Lands
Minneapolis
Linda Dale Kahout
Asbury Hospital
Frank Kahout Jr
Kahout
Bud
Chet
University Ave. S.E
Myron Blanch
Henry Deason
Stork
Eisenhower Prioritizes Guided Missile Program
President Eisenhower said the U.S. will give top priority to guided missile development and remains confident of leading in several areas despite possible Soviet advantages. He spoke as Air Force chief Trevor Gardner sought more funds and a restructured service role, though the president did not address Gardner directly.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Trevor Gardner
Miami
Fla
Air Force Research
Gardner
Wilson
Kefauver Plans Minnesota Primary Filing Friday
Senator Kefauver will fly to St Paul to file in person for the Minnesota presidential primary, contesting delegate allocation with Hjalmar Peter and the state party. Atty Gen Lord must rule on whether Kefauver can secure four delegates per district plus 18 at large, challenging the Stevenson slate. He will stay Saturday night in St Paul before a campaign speech in Detroit.
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ST. Paul
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Minnesota
Washington
State Capitol
Hjalmar Petersen
Atty. Gen. Lord
Democratic Farmer-Labor
Petersen
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Ray Hemenway
DFL
Lord
Adlai Stevenson
Tennessee
Detroit
Graceville approves $450000 school bond by voters
Graceville Minnesota voters in joint independent consolidated district No 11 approved a 450000 dollar bond issue for a new school by a 306 to 268 tally on Tuesday.
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Graceville
Minn
Joint Independent Consolidated
Missing Navy Bomber Found Near Venezuela
The U S Navy announced a Neptune P2V patrol bomber missing on a Antarctica rescue mission had been found in Venezuela with all seven aboard safe and uninjured. The plane was sighted on the ground in the Orinoco Delta area about 70 miles southwest of Trinidad and appeared undamaged with no fire signs.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.S. Navy
Antarctica
Venezuela
Navy
Trinidad
Caracas
Orinoco Delta
Boca de Aracoa
Inherits Million Dollars but Rose Creek Agent Keeps Job
David W. Clinnin, a Milwaukee railroad agent in Rose Creek, inherits more than 1 million dollars in land and investments from his stepmother. He plans to stay at his $300 monthly job for three more years to qualify for a pension and will use the fortune to build a mansion and set up his sons in business ventures while paying inheritance taxes.
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Rose Creek
Minn
Milwaukee
David W. Clinnin
Marengo
Ill
Clinnin
May Bay
Patrick
Milwaukee Road
Rose Creek Station
D. W. Clinnin
Eisenhower Says Decision On Re Election By March First
President Eisenhower said he should have enough information by March 1 to decide on seeking a second term. He indicated a decision would be announced soon after if the information is sufficient, possibly via a nationwide TV and radio address. He did not reveal his view on Warren running, though he said Warren could run if he does not, and he noted politics and the Supreme Court should not mix.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Earl Warm Ren
Warren
Supreme Court
Dr. Lundberg Appointed to State Board of Education
Gov. Orville Freeman announced the seven year appointment of Dr. W. Lundberg to the State Board of Education. Dr. Lundberg, resident director of the Hormel Institute, is internationally known for chemical research and holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Minnesota.
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Dr. Lundberg
W. 4. Lundberg
State Board of Education
St. Paul
Hormel Institute
Johns Hopkins University
University of Minnesota
Orville Freeman
Pillsbury Mills Fined $65,000 in Grain Subsidy Case
Pillsbury Mills, Inc. paid a 65000 fine in federal court for supplying false information on grain subsidies. The company had pleaded guilty to 34 counts for subsidies claimed on flour milled with Canadian wheat mixed with U S grown grain. Pillsbury refunded 202000 to the government and said violations were not intentional.
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Minneapolis
Pillsbury Mills, Inc
United States
Pillsbury
Thye Urges Approval of Mankato Flood Control Project
Sen Thye of Minnesota urged approval of a 1.692 million flood control project on the Minnesota River at Mankato and North Mankato. The Chicago district engineer issued a favorable report, with board recommendations required before congressional action.
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Thye
Mankato
Washington
Board of Army Engineers
R-Minn
Minnesota River
North Mankato
Minn
Chicago
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